onehotminute_191 Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 as above. i found this web page but not too sure that i would follow everything on it, especially sanding the tappets down lol. but as a general outline, is it a good idea to strip them apart like that to give them a check internally and properly clean them out. because if i remember correctly mine werent exactly 'springy' when i removed them. this is the site i mentionedhttp://www.nuvision.ndo.co.uk/tappets.htm cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
escort4x4 Posted March 28, 2009 Share Posted March 28, 2009 jst have them sit in some fresh new oil then you can get a small 10mm socket, and clamp it slowly in a vice, squeeze all the old oil out then let soack in new oil, good chance if you take them apart they will fail once put back together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xrmalin Posted March 29, 2009 Share Posted March 29, 2009 Or buy new ones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onehotminute_191 Posted April 1, 2009 Author Share Posted April 1, 2009 Or buy new ones but that wasnt the question. besides a new set from ford even with the discount is over £200 that i might not need to spend if they all work. just wondered wheather stripping them down like in the link is actually a good idea or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl160180 Posted April 1, 2009 Share Posted April 1, 2009 I would'nt advise stripped them down just do as escort 4x4 says and squeeze all the old oil and crap out in a vice Your's won't have been "springy" cos they'll have been full of oil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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